by Natalie Moodey | Jul 18, 2024 | Caribbean news
PRESIDENT Dr Irfaan Ali has announced that, driven by its Low-Carbon Development Strategy (LCDs) 2030, Guyana will spearhead a worldwide coalition aimed at securing funding to bolster the preservation of the Amazon Basin’s biodiversity. Dr Ali made the revelation on...
by Natalie Moodey | Jul 18, 2024 | Caribbean news
Although a category-five hurricane laid waste to Jamaica, the nation won’t be able to access funds from a bond meant to cover natural disasters, Bloomberg reported. That’s despite the fact that Jamaica was among the first to introduce so-called...
by Natalie Moodey | Jul 18, 2024 | Caribbean news
Shell T&T Ltd, a subsidiary of Shell plc, announced on Tuesday that it has taken final investment decision (FID) on the Manatee project, an undeveloped gas field in the East Coast Marine Area (ECMA). In a news release, Shell explained Manatee will allow...
by Natalie Moodey | Jul 8, 2024 | Caribbean Insight
Haiti is on edge as it welcomes Kenyan police to combat rampant gang violence, marking the country’s fourth major foreign intervention. Several hundred Kenyan police officers, adorned in camouflage uniforms and waving Kenyan flags, disembarked on the...
by Natalie Moodey | Jul 8, 2024 | Caribbean Insight
The Dominican Republic has successfully launched its inaugural sovereign green bond, even as the IMF’s latest fiscal review called for reduced borrowing. On 25 June 2024, the DR raised US$750mn in an issuance which was oversubscribed by six times as global investors...
